EXPOSÉS
MENTAL HEALTH
Ireland’s Forgotten Patients Demand Action After New Investigations Into 1950s Asylum Abuse
More than 20,000 people were housed at the peak of Ireland’s asylum era; survivors say the legacy of psychiatric trauma lives on—and it’s time for the government to act.
LATEST
DRUGS
Fatal Ketamine Use Surges in Britain as Deaths Spike Over Twentyfold in a Decade
Far cheaper than cocaine and once considered a “safe high,” ketamine used with other drugs killed nearly 200 in Britain last year alone.
HATE
AI Filters Fail Stress Test in New Study on Digital Hate
Researchers say four leading AI platforms generated antisemitic content despite built-in guardrails designed to block hate speech.
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS
New Mexico Watchdog Sues State Police to Force Release of Delayed Public Records
The lawsuit exposes repeated legal loopholes used by the Department of Public Safety, highlighting systemic resistance to transparency and accountability.
HUMAN RIGHTS
New Florida Penalties Target Child Exploitation as Arrests Soar in Major Stings
Three new laws took effect on October 1 in the Sunshine State, imposing harsher penalties for trafficking minors, luring children and distributing nonconsensual sexual content.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Australia Reports Record-High Exploitation Cases Amid Surge in “Exit Trafficking”
As Australia boasts a Tier One US ranking for anti-trafficking efforts, the data expose a darker dimension: family-based coercion, forced marriage and exploitation hiding in plain sight.
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
Ireland’s Forgotten Patients Demand Action After New Investigations Into 1950s Asylum Abuse
More than 20,000 people were housed at the peak of Ireland’s asylum era; survivors say the legacy of psychiatric trauma lives on—and it’s time for the government to act.
MENTAL HEALTH
Investigation Reveals Chronic Delays in Handling Michigan Psychiatric Abuse Complaints
Legislators call for stronger oversight after audit exposes widespread neglect, unanswered complaints and apparent efforts to conceal abuse in state hospitals.
MENTAL HEALTH
Patients Left in Urine and Feces, Restrained for Days—Ombudsman Report Reveals New Brunswick Psychiatric Horror
Almost 950 hours of surveillance footage and thousands of internal records reveal a regime of neglect, secrecy, and physical and sexual abuse in the Canadian province’s psychiatric hospitals.
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION
Citizens Pay More, Wait Longer, Learn Less: Manitoba’s Transparency Breakdown
In the last fiscal year, Manitobans seeking information paid over $13,000 to find out what their government was up to. Fees tripled while response time compliance plunged.
CORRUPTION
At KidsPeace, No Peace for Kids: Abuse Allegations Mount at Pennsylvania Youth Psychiatric Center
Three former residents say they were assaulted as children and silenced by fear. Now, the psychiatric facility is using legal tactics to dodge accountability.
CORRUPTION
“It’s Like Jail”: Colorado Youth Describe Abusive Life Inside Psychiatric Center
A state-licensed youth psychiatric facility is under fire after a three-year study found repeated abuses, high restraint rates and a string of broken promises to reform.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
New Book from Parent/Educator Barbie Rivera Says “Enough Is Enough.” Educate—Don’t Drug—Our Kids.
When her son’s school demanded Barbie Rivera drug her child, she said no. She’s been fighting back against a broken system ever since.
DRUGS
DRUGS
Fatal Ketamine Use Surges in Britain as Deaths Spike Over Twentyfold in a Decade
Far cheaper than cocaine and once considered a “safe high,” ketamine used with other drugs killed nearly 200 in Britain last year alone.
DRUGS
FDA Pushes DEA to Ban Synthetic Kratom After Adverse Effects, Deaths Reported Across Southern US
From smoke shops to health food stores, highly addictive kratom formulas exploit legal loopholes, putting communities across the US in danger.
DRUGS
America’s Seniors in the Grip of the Opioid Epidemic’s Deadliest Phase
Fentanyl-stimulant overdose deaths among seniors have soared 9,000 percent in eight years as fentanyl increasingly appears in cocaine and meth.
HATE
HATE
AI Filters Fail Stress Test in New Study on Digital Hate
Researchers say four leading AI platforms generated antisemitic content despite built-in guardrails designed to block hate speech.
HATE
Bravo Network Cashes in on Paid Apostasy and Anti‑LDS Bigotry
Fringe voices who turned on their religion now anchor televised hate campaigns. Bravo converts belief into clicks and violence into currency.
HATE
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How Media-Driven Bigotry Incriminated Hindu Faith Leaders and Their Community
Sensational media coverage falsely portrayed a Hindu temple and its volunteers as criminals, fueling prejudice and leaving lasting damage on a minority faith. It’s an all-too common occurrence.
